Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-01
TRAVELLING DRESS

TRAVELLING DRESS.
4 charming travelling costume worl
bY one OF the early departures for EurOpt
/ had g plain skirt OF darx eIectric-bIu,
MORE, drsped with cashmere of the sane
! shade; the tight, round waist had hand
/ kerchief fronts crossing over q vest O.
/ m0ire, and full sleeves gathered at tn,
| elbow to deep MORE cuffs The waIs'
was belted with watered ribbon. The
long coat, reaching to the hem of the
skirt, was of heYy blue cancels hair IineC
with brown fur, and the turban was OF
the same material trimmed with the fur
NOTES.
The most fashionable fabrics for spring
Wear will be Of cotton.
Geneva point is a lace which will be
much used the coming season on wash
able dresses.
Fancy Opals sre much in favor for the
centers of marquis rings.
The opal or pearl encircled with d'a-
m"nds is popular setting for wire shank
rings.
Jeweled hoop earrings have returned to
favor. Bangles are sold of correspond
ing designs.
Yard,wide fringes are arranged like
aprons across the front of the dress
skirts.
Lace handkerchiefs, black, white and
COlOred, are draped over the crowns of
many spring hats.
A very stylish mourning bonnet of
black surah has the material draped over
a nigh crown.
Tue skirts of almost all walking dresses
are made quite plain, or with very mar
row pleating set underneath the edge.
a beautiful capote is made OF black
lace, with 3 full border of velvet laid in
loose, graceful folds around the face, and
trimmed with g wreath of Jet leaves and
black aigrettes.
Handsome COTsages to wear with differ
ent skirts are made OF alternate rows of
black or poppy red velvet ribbon and
black lace insertion, also in light Colors
with cream lace.
Among the ribbons adapted for summer
bOnnets are handsome qualities in gauze
and grenadine, bordered with narrow
satin stripe and showing a tufted picot
edge beyond.
In black silk, hose sre shown with white
legs and black feet and ankles. most
desirable style in black spun silk hose is
that with natural spun silk heels and
ankles.
The new straw bonnets are exquisiteIy
fine and shapely. They are brought out
in all the prevailing spring and summer
tints, noticeably, many shades of golden
brown, beige and ecru, gray and the
natural straw and wood colors
A novel bonnet is made by basket weav-
ing narrow brown and ecru velvet ribbon
alternately. A spray of scarlet flowers,
with wood shaded leaves, is arranged at
the left side and at the top is trim Eing
of narrow velvet loops in tones same as
the bonnet.
The high princess collar, named after
the Princess Of Wales, is q fashionable
finish to the bodices OF dinner-gOWns.
The COrsage has triangular opening,
with point at the throat, and above this
the broad collar meets, which is made of
velvet and lace, with the lace in q high
frill or turned over it's entire width all
Ground the neck. a jeWeled pin or dainty
spray Of flowers rests On the left side
of the collar.
Very small girls continue to wear
walking coats with short waists and full
skirts reaching to their shoe
tops. For early spring these are made of
smooth striped cloths, white pique with
heavy cords and fGe French cashmere,
flannel lined. Velvet cuffs and collars
are used on the lsst named coats, and
there is quite a prediction for leg of
mutton sleeves.
Nothing is prettier for little boys than
the EtOn suits, with kilt, vest and short
Elton jacket, which slopes open from the
throat to the waist line, is square corner
ed there and crosses to the back, where
it IS sli!htly pointed. A pointed vest of
or pique covers the front of
the waist of the kilt skirt, is Tapped down
the front and has pearl buttons set closely
together. This is pretty in brown or blue
serge and Suede-COlOred or white vest and
braid, the color of the vest around the
jacket and on the front pleats of the
skirt. Black silk hats ere worn with
these.
Dress for little girls are made with
plain, low, sqa2re-neCked waists, slightly
pointed in front, made of fine embroidery
Or of cashmere, or India fOulards. Tiny
pearl buttons in rows close together trim
The revers. A single full skirt is worn
With these waists. The strapped Gretchen
waists, instead of having square openings, |
ire made in V TO the waist in front, and
rave merely low, square neck behind;
edges, two inches wide: is |
urned down around the V front and |
'quare back, and is slightly gathered in
he armhOle.
White yelling, alOatross or null dresses |
or young girls are made with a Gretchen |
,uimp of embroidery or lace, with full |
kirt, plain or laid in bands of mOire or /
yelvet to simulate stripes. In the back |
s tied the new sash ribbon, exceedingly |
vide and formed of heavy corded silk, |
with an eight-inch band of MORE down
he center. Some of these sash ribbons
re fully half yard In width. high |
'ointed waist laced behind is often used |
or surah dresses with Fedora vest Of
orsage with wide sash1oW and ends
tartlng under the point behind.
Shoulder sCGrfs, shaped with long ends
q front to protect the chest, are made of
etted wool or silk chenille for evening
wear. They are finished with beWitching
title monk hoods, which eau be drawn
yer the head when riding to ball or
pera without danCer of disarranging the
Ojffdre. TIE hoods are lined with pale
inted or white surah, and the scarf ends
re completed by a deep double border
lg OF fringe. For Young ladies they are
lade Of cream color, lined with pale blue,
'hite, with tea-rOse hood ling, mauve,
nth white lace hood, pink with garnet,
nd for matrOns are scarfs of black, with
ace hood lining, With scarlet satin laid
eneath the lace plai5s.
a White Frost.
NEW ORLEANS, La, March PA white
rOst is reported at many points in North